Folding bed



July. 8, 1947.

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i j WALT/5,1? Hn/vp Patented July 8, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE l:anestesia FoLDING Bnp,

Walter Hand, Melnpllllsy Tenn Application April 5, 1945, `seriallslo. lasaltan. .2V Qlaims. (0.1i .ire-.99)

1 This invention relates to folding beds, and more Fl-s. s .a longitudinal sectional. elevation. with particularly to a folding bed for small children the mattresssemeteelrcf. slecht the seme ernennt ih Awhich 1t is necessary or desirable that theleed 0fl the opposite end portion ci the bed With the he of crib type, with side walls in addition to mattresssllpnort 0nthe usual end walls, in order that a small child A5 5 is n efgrngm'I-lilly P19?! View of the folded may not fall out of the/bed. bed.

In suon beds it is lsnown to fold the bed dur- Referring to .the drap/inse ill which the ing periods when its use is not desired, by turn.- various partsare Undinted by nllmerals; ing the mattress on one side edge, folding the `The bed. includes a paolo, Aends and a front.

ends around the ends of the mattress. and bringlg The back has elfld posts lglwhich are interconeing the front side against the mattress. The deneoted by vflipper;and lower rails I3 and I5 `formsireol level of the mattress as a b ed however, vls lng e rectangular trame which 1S. completed by ordinarily suon that when this is done the pack vertically disposed slats- `er bers L The ends edge of the mattress must be lowered as folding .ri elly attached to the hack, progresses or the front .edge will undesirsbly pret wider .folding Sections ject above the sides. hinged tot igld sections.. Each rlsdsecilcll The objects of the present invention are: has. a top i 1 j, abottom rail V 21, and a front To make a bed .of simple yet rugged censtrucpost .23. thernl1s 1deins mcrtised inte er ether.- tion which may be epmpectly folded when not :in wlseseeuredte one `.er the other Qf the ,beck pests use and which when so folded will house the mat- 250 h' tress entirely below the top ofthe vsides Without the necessity of establishing a loW 1@Yel for the mattress when the bed is r:1,us e

A further object of the invention A'is to prot/Alge H simple and einoient supporting .means for the z5 used.. 'l-.llc ctiops re preferably trece@ f frlllll mattress, and means which will .automatically .ehthe-.bach to ell/.e additislnel risldty by cerner gage the support to .prevent Velecdent,all tipping .of braces 2l. the mattress when in use. The wider fielding .sections each cem-Prise .e

A further .object is to ProB/ide a Simple and 22142K 'RQS 2 9, Il, a top rail L34, and efleient support for the back edge of themattress il@ e ,leettprnrel1 3 fl;A. fe1- e p treme which may when the mattress vis vertically disposed., ch he lilledhy op nel ?l, .thcllshlf preferred, bers will permit shift of the mattress 'without h heck :bars lal they he ilse@- 'Prefference. erelid? liltleted in Fiss-.1B all@ 2A 1211.@ "W191i The .means .by which the foregoing and other post 2 9 -isflired outward at itslpwer .end Znjn objects are accomplished, and the manner 0f 35 ordergthat-pvhen the sestions are ;.f0.1l1d the RQ17 their accomplishment, will readilyube understood wlgive a sllgflfltwlflz wider -lbvase against oyertlllgnfrom the following specication upon reference ing. to the accompanying drawings, in which: Hinelne-df the pest :219.- tc thefrsld sectcn :may

Fig. 1 is a transverseseetional elevation of the b e effected at Athe top through an upwardly QX- bed with the mattress and supporting frame in .4o tendineplh 2st-B enelfaiplate 35 overlying antisepcsitionfor use, shown in elevation. cnredrto the rail and .apertllred te receive the Fie. 1n .is a similar transrerse sectional yelepin. Immediately helen .they rails .2.1, 2l A the vatlon of .aportiph pf the bedel-lowing the latch- .post 12.9 may he mended to ferm a second .pivot ing arrangement hereinafter described. Dill 23C which Qllllbl'dd 10.5 the .WOllflV-QS 37A, Fig. 1B is a ragmert ary vSept,l'llflatl elevation on 5 31B of@ memlgiqlj, apertllned to .errljoracla the pin, the line IB-IB of Fie- `1. end thelewerenel lnoof fthe testte .continued Fig. -2 .lis a similar transverse section withthe therebeyond. Around theond of the member is front .side of vthe bed lowered, and the mattress a strapi9 held yin :place :als .by a bolt dan, the turned into vertical position precedent to folding member being i.slecnred sto the l.Linderside of the in the ends and reducing the width of the struc- 50 rail 2l.

ture. The front side of the bed comprises a frame Fig. 2A is a fragmentary sectional plan on the of length to be disposed between the front posts line IIA-IIA of Fig. 2. 3 I, the frame having top and bottom rails 4|, 43,

Fig, 3 is a front elevation somewhat less than side rails 45 and bars 41, and being provided at one-half of the bed in folded position; and 55 its opposite ends with pairs of straps 49 which extend into overlying relation with the posts 3l and are notched for detachable engagement with headed pins 5l projecting from the posts. An additional set of pins 5IA may be provided if it is desired to establish the front at a different level. Similar pins 53project from the posts 29 which pins are used to support the front when the ends of the bed are in folded position.

Secured to the postslll and 23 at,A the opinosite ends of the bed and at desiredV bed level are plate-like members 55, which carry inwardly projecting pivot pins 51. Secured to the lower rails 2 lA of the folding post of the bed are other plate-lV 'l like members 59 which extend upward alongthef..V Y posts 3| and are secured to and steadied thereby,

these latter members being provided with notches 6| in their upper ends to engage pins similar to the pins 57. Pivotally secured to the members 59 adjacent the notches are latches 63 which have side notches 65 adapted to engage and lock pins 15 seated in the membernotches,against the latches 63 cannot be had to effect their disengagement from the pins.

To fold the bed it is necessary first to remove thefront, then manually release the latches 63 :and hold them released until the pins of the mattress support are raised above the latches,

dislodgi'nent.V The upper ends of the'latches are Y beveled so that the pinsr'l displace them as the pins approach the notches 6 I, and the lower ends of the latches are heavier than the vupper endsso that the latches are biased by gravity to return to upright position and latching engagement with the pins 15 when the pins seatl notches El. In Fig. 1A the plate-like member 59 is shown broken awayto reveal the details Vof'latch 63.

j A mattress Yt1 Vis carriedby a support frame having side and end members 69 and 1l, preferably angle irons,r integrally joined at the frame corners and a mattress underlyingstructure, as

of springs i3. The end members Il are pivotally supported by the pins 5T, the back ends of these members cantilevering rearward of the pins." Adjacent their forward ends the members vcarry ,pins'IE which engage the notches 6| when the mattress andlsupport frameare swung to bed level and in turnfare engaged and locked in such position bythe notches 65 of the latches. VAt the rear-of the support frame a stop'for :thev rear edge ofthe mattress preferably includes top'and bottom'rails TI, end railsV 19 an'ddowels-'Si secured into thetop and bottom rails. The bottom rail of the stop seats on the rear side of the bed frame and is connected thereto by hinges-83. The upperends ofthe end rails 19 are arcuately beveled andi-the -upper edge ofthe'top rail may be also so beveled. Arcuately curved guides 85 are disposed against the inner sides of the lower end rails -21v andthe posts Il to form tracks for the arcuate upper ends of the end rails 19. The braces 21 arebutted against these guides and the lower rail l5 of the Vback frame, and secured thereto.

For use, the straps -49 of the front are detached from` the pins- 53, the front is 'removed and the folding portions of the bedends are opened out. The mattress 61 and support are then swung forward anddownward about the pins-51 as centers, the upper rail 'H of the stop being guided against interference with the back' of the bed by the guides 85. The pins 15 projecting fromthe end rails H engage the beveled upper ends of the latches 63 as they near seating position, displace these latches and come to rest in supporting position in the notches El, the latches being re-V after which further folding is carried out.

I claim:

1. A folding bed including a back wall, foldable end walls, a detachable front, a mattress and a mattress support frame; said end walls each including a section rigidly attached to said back, and a section hinged to the forward edge of said rigidV section and inwardly .foldable into parallelism with said back, means respectively pivotally attaching the opposite ends of said mattress supportk frame intermediate its width to said xed enolV sections adjacent the forward edges of said sections, means respectively at opposite ends of saidframe adjacent its outer edge, and

complementary means carried by said folding sections engageable by said frame means, in open position of said folding sections, for supporting said frame in bed position, and means biased for latching engagement with said frame means in supported position.

2. `A folding bed including a back wall, foldable end walls, a detachable front, a mattress and a mattress support frame; said end walls each including a section rigidly attached to said back, and a section hinged to the forward edge of said rigid section and inwardly foldable into parallelism with said back, means respectively pivotally attaching the opposite ends of said mattress support frame intermediate its width to said xed end sections adjacent the forward edges of said sections, means respectively at opposite ends vof said frame adjacent itsouter edge, and complementary means carried by said folding sections engageable by said frame means, in open position of said folding sections, for supporting said frame in bed position.

Y WALTER HAND.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 169,224 Great Britain Sept. 12, 1921 

